Curriculum vitae

SIMONE SABATELLI

Education

Ph.D in Biology at Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome. Title of Ph.D thesis "Molecular phylogeny of subg. Calobius Wollaston 1854 and Cobalius Rey, 1886 (Coleoptera, , genus Ochthebius )

Degree in Natural Sciences at “Sapienza” University of Rome Master thesis (Ecology): “The invasive species Aedes albopictus : reconstruction of evolutionary history of the populations of the native range, through the use of mitochondrial DNA” at Department of Environmental Biology, Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology, Sapienza University of Rome, supervisor: Prof. Sandra Urbanelli

Academic appointments

Post-Doctoral positions at Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome

June 2017- present. Post-Doc position- Department of BBCD, Sapienza University of Rome -Monitoring of saproxylic , included in the Habitats Directive (HD) 92/43/EEC and monitoring of the populations of the Tomicus destruens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) at the “Riserva Presidenziale di Castelporziano”

May 2015 -May 2017. Post-Doc Position- Department of BBCD, Sapienza University of Rome -EU-Life Project MIPP (Monitoring with Public Participation)

May 2015 -May 2017. Post-Doc Position- Department of BBCD, Sapienza University of Rome -Integrative : morphological and molecular identification of larvae and adults of saproxylic beetles (Cetoniidae Leach, 1815), pollen beetles (Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802) and water beetles (Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844) of the Palearctic region

Teaching experience

March 2019. Instructor- Course “Molecular Entomology”- Natural History Museum, University E. Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.

November 2018- present. Teaching Assistant- Zoology course (AA 2018-2019) Natural Sciences degree- Department of BBCD, Sapienza University of Rome- Prof. Audisio

May 2016- present. Supervisor and trainer- Molecular characterization laboratory techniques - Natural History Museum laboratory- University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique. Program of Italian Development Cooperation Agency, projects AID10524-AID11096, Coordinator Prof. Mauro M. Colombo

May 2016- 2017- 2018. Instructor- Molecular characterization of insects- Master in Biotechnology- Center for Biotechnology, University E. Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique. Program of Italian Development Cooperation Agency, projects AID10524-AID11096, Coordinator Prof. Mauro M. Colombo

November 2015- 2016. Teaching Assistant- Comparative Anatomy course (AA 2015-2016) - Biological Sciences and Natural Sciences degree- Institute of Comparative Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome)- Prof. L. Sola and Prof. R. Castiglia

November 2014- 2015. Teaching Assistant- Comparative Anatomy course (AA 2014-2015) - Biological Sciences and Natural Sciences degree- Institute of Comparative Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome)- Prof. L. Sola and Prof. R. Castiglia November 2016- present. Degree thesis Supervisor– 4 thesis- Biological Sciences - Department of BBCD, Sapienza University of Rome

Coordination and participation of national and international projects

October 2018-present. Coordinator- Conservation genetics, Population dynamics of African lions (Panthera leo ) and African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer ) in Southern Mozambique- Natural History Museum, University E. Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique. Program of Italian Development Cooperation Agency, project-AID11096

January 2018-present. Coordinator- Monitoring, Population dynamics and genetics of pest of farm-stored maize truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and his predator Teretrius nigrescens (Coleoptera: Histeridae) in Mozambique- Natural History Museum, University E. Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique. Program of Italian Development Cooperation Agency, project-AID11096

May 2016-present . Coordinator- Monitoring of saproxylic beetles, included in the Habitats Directive (HD) 92/43/EEC and monitoring of the populations of the Tomicus destruens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) at the “Riserva Presidenziale di Castelporziano”

May 2015-May2017 EU-Life Project MIPP (Monitoring Insects with Public Participation), development of non-invasive monitoring protocols for protected saproxylic insects, development of tools of molecular and morphological identification of larval stages of the target species and the dissemination of MIPP project's goals

May 2015-present. Coordinator- Morphological and molecular identification of larvae and adults of saproxylic beetles (Cetoniidae Leach, 1815), pollen beetles (Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802) and water beetles (Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844) of the Palearctic region

National and international training

2019. Workshop “ Introductory Population Genomics: From Data to Inference”, at the Free University of Berlin, Germany

2017. European Workshop “Monitoring of saproxylic beetles and others insects protected in the Europe Union” at University of Mantova, Italy

2016. Workshop “Comparative methods in evolutionary biology” at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli

2016. Course “Molecular Phylogenetics: Then, Now and the Future” at University Roma Tre

2014. Course of “studying evolution in and plants through Geometric Morphometrics”, Prof. Christian Peter Klingenberg-Faculty of Life Sciences- University of Manchester (UK), at “Sapienza” University of Rome

2014. UZI Spring School, Venice 2014- Population Biology and Population Genetics

2013. Geometric Morphometrics -Introductory course, Dr. Christian Peter Klingenberg University of Manchester (UK), at University of Roma Tre

2013. Workshop “Corso base DNA barcoding” DNA barcoding and Next Generation Sequencing, at University of Modena e Reggio Emilia

2013. Course of R-statistic, “Analysis of community ecology data in R program”, David Zelený& Ching-Feng Li Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic, at University of Roma Tre

2013. Course of R-statistic, at University of Roma Tre

2012. Advanced GIS Course: Managing and geoprocessing of spatial data; Spatial analysis techniques; Raster Operators; introduction to geostatistics; Geographically Weighted Regression; Tutorials ESRI ArcGIS, at “Sapienza” University of Rome 2010. Course of ECDL SPECIALISED-GIS Italian association for informatics and computing (AICA), at “Sapienza” University of Rome

PERSONAL SKILLS Fieldwork experience

Development of standardized methods for monitoring saproxylic species listed in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive ( Osmoderma eremita , Lucanus cervus , Cerambyx cerdo , Rosalia alpina , Morimus funereus )- LIFE-MIPP project; Development of Sampling plan; Sampling using pheromone traps, black cross window traps, windows traps, Pitfall traps, Baited traps, wood mould sampling, VES (Visual Encounter Surveys) Capture-Mark-Recapture (CMR) method; Population dynamics and conservation status of saproxylic beetle species listed in Habitats Directive; Sampling of different families of beetles (Hydraenidae, Nitidulidae, Cetoniidae, Histeridae)

Laboratory experience

Preparation and conservation of animal specimens for molecular analyses; Extraction of genomic DNA from tissue and blood samples, gene amplification of specific fragments using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), agarose gel electrophoresis, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and visualization by silver staining technique; Analysis of neutral genetic markers: Polymorphisms in DNA sequences and microsatellite loci; DNA purification Drawing insects using stereomicroscope and SEM

Bioinformatic skills

UNIX; Win Office Package (Word, Excel, PPT); software for phylogenetic inferences, population structure, phylogeography, historical demography (Chromas, ClustalX, Geneious, MEGA6, Arlequin, Structure, PAUP*, DNAsp, Mrbayes, BEAST, JModeltest, Network, samova, TCS and others); genomic database mining (NCBI). Ecological niche modeling (Diva-GIS, Maxent); Geographic information systems (Arc-GIS (esri)); Geometric Morphometrics (MorphoJ); R Statistic

Research activities

• Evolutionary biology, phylogenetics, molecular ecology, systematics and of insects, with a particular focus on species and genera belonging to different families of beetles (Hydraenidae, Nitidulidae, Cetoniidae, Scolytidae, Bostrichidae etc.)

• Monitoring of beetle species listed in Habitats Directive ( Osmoderma eremita, Lucanus cervus, Cerambyx cerdo, Rosalia alpina, Morimus funereus ) and conservation genetics

• Morphological investigations by optical/ scan-stereomicroscopy and SEM of different beetles species

• Population genetics of Aedes albopictus, vector of human disease

• Conservation genetics, Population dynamics of African lions (Panthera leo ) and African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer ) in Southern Mozambique

Languages

Mother tongue: Italian

Other languages UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English CEF B2 CEF B2 CEF B2 CEF B2 CEF B2 Portuguese A1 A1 A1 A1

Publications

Liu, M., Sabatelli, S. , Mancini, E., Trizzino, M., Huang, M., Cline, A. R., & Audisio, P. 2019. Rediscovery of Brassicogethes salvan (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Meligethinae) in the southwestern Alps. Conservation and Diversity , 12 (1), 80-87.

Sabatelli, S. , Mancini, E., & Audisio, P. 2018. Taxonomical and bionomical notes on the Sicilian endemic water beetle Ochthebius (Cobalius ) biltoni (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Fragmenta Entomologica , 50 (1), 75-76. https://doi.org/10.4081/fe.2018.289

Redolfi De Zan L., Bardiani M., Antonini G., Campanaro A., Chiari S., Mancini E., Maura M., Sabatelli S. , Solano E., Zauli A., Sabbatini Peverieri G., Roversi P.F. 2017. Guidelines for the monitoring of Cerambyx cerdo. In: Carpaneto G.M., Audisio P., Bologna M.A., Roversi P.F., Mason F. (Eds) Guidelines for the Monitoring of the Saproxylic Beetles protected in Europe. Nature Conservation 20: 129-164.

Maurizi E., Campanaro A., Chiari S., Maura M., Mosconi F., Sabatelli S. , Zauli A., Audisio P., Carpaneto G.M. 2017. Guidelines for the monitoring of Osmoderma eremita and closely related species. In: Carpaneto G.M., Audisio P., Bologna M.A., Roversi P.F., Mason F. (Eds) Guidelines for the Monitoring of the Saproxylic Beetles protected in Europe. Nature Conservation 20: 79-128.

Mosconi F., Campanaro A., Carpaneto G.M., Chiari S., Hardersen S., Mancini E., Maurizi E., Sabatelli S. , Zauli A., Mason F., Audisio P. 2017. Training of a dog for the monitoring of Osmoderma eremita . In: Carpaneto G.M., Audisio P., Bologna M.A., Roversi P.F., Mason F. (Eds) Guidelines for the Monitoring of the Saproxylic Beetles protected in Europe. Nature Conservation 20: 237-264.

Liu M., Huang M., Cline A.R., Sabatelli S. , Audisio P. 2017. A new species of Meligethes Stephens from China and additional data on members of the M. chinensis species-complex (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Meligethinae). Fragmenta entomologica , 49 (1): 79-84

Audisio P., Cline A. R., Lason A., Jelìnek J., Sabatelli S. & Serri S. 2017. New species and records of pollen and sap beetles for Iran (Coleoptera: Kateretidae, Nitidulidae). Zootaxa 4216 (4): 369–383

Clayhill T., Mancini E., Trizzino M., Sabatelli S. 2016. Unraveling cryptic species diversity in an aposematic sap beetle genus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Cryptarchinae) from northern Europe. Insect Systematics and Evolution - 47(2), 131-148

Sabatelli S. , Audisio P., Antonini G., Solano E., Martinoli A. & Trizzino M. 2015. Molecular ecology and phylogenetics of the water beetle genus Ochthebius revealed multiple independent shifts to marine rockpools lifestyle - Zoologica Scripta , 45(2), 175-186.

Mancini E., De Biase A., Cline A.R., Antonini G., Trizzino M., Clayhills T., Sabatelli S. , Cerretti P. & Audisio P. 2015. Morphological, genetic and host-plant diversification in pollen-4 beetles of the Brassicogethes coracinus group (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae). Rendiconti Accademia dei Lincei - 27.2 (2016): 321-339

Mason F., Roversi P. F., Audisio P., Bologna M. A., Carpaneto G. M., Antonini G., Mancini E., Sabbatini Peverieri G., Mosconi F., Solano E., Maurizi E., Maura M., Chiari S., Sabatelli S. , Bardiani M., Toni I., Redolfi de Zan L., Rossi de Gasperis S., Tini M., Cini A., Zauli A., Nigro G., Bottacci A., Hardersen S., Campanaro A. 2015. Monitoring of insects with public participation (MIPP; EU LIFE project 11 NAT/IT/000252): overview on a citizen science initiative and a monitoring programme (Insecta: Coleoptera; Lepidoptera; Orthoptera). Fragmenta entomologica , 47 (1): 51-52

Audisio P., Scaramozzino P., Sabatelli S. , Mancini E., Cline A. R. 2015. Carpophilus zeaphilus , a new sap beetle species acclimatized in Italy (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Fragmenta entomologica , 47 (1): 33-35

Audisio P., Alonso Zarazaga M., Slipinski A., Nilsson A., Jelínek J., Taglianti A., Turco F., Otero C., Canepari C., Kral D., Liberti G., Sama G., Nardi G., Löbl I., Horak J., Kolibac J., Háva J., Sapiejewski M., Jäch M., Bologna M., Biondi M., Nikitsky N., Mazzoldi P., Zahradnik P., Wegrzynowicz P., Constantin R., Gerstmeier R., Zhantiev R., Fattorini S., Tomaszewska W., Rücker W., Vazquez-Albalate X., Cassola F., Angelini F., Johnson C., Schawaller W., Regalin R., Baviera C., Rocchi S., Cianferoni F., Beenen R., Schmitt M., Sassi D., Kippenberg H., Zampetti M., Trizzino M., Chiari S., Carpaneto G., Sabatelli S. , de Jong Y. 2015. Fauna Europaea: Coleoptera 2 (excl. Series , Scarabaeiformia, and superfamily Curculionoidea). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4750

Audisio P., Cline A. R., Trizzino M., Mancini E., Antonini G., Sabatelli S. , & Cerretti P. 2015. Revision of the African pollen beetle genera Tarchonanthogethes and Xenostrongylogethes , with insect-host plant relationships, identification key, and cladistic analysis of the Anthystrix genus-complex (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae). Zootaxa , 3920 (1): 101–152

Audisio P., Sabatelli S. & Jelìnek J., 2014. Revision of the pollen beetle genus Meligethes Stephens, 1830 (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae). Fragmenta entomologica , 46 (1-2): 19-112

Audisio P., Baviera C., Carpaneto G.C., Biscaccianti A.B., Battistoni A., Teofili C., Rondinini C., Sabatelli S. et al., 2014. Lista Rossa IUCN dei Coleotteri saproxilici italiani

Sabatelli S. , Audisio P., Trizzino M., Di Giulio A., 2013. Description of the of Ochthebius capicola (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) from marine rockpools of South Africa. Zootaxa , vol. 3683: 280–288

Presentations

Porretta D., Bellini R., Sabatelli S. , Samboon P., Urbanelli S. 2011b. Evolutionary history of the tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus , in its native range in Asia. 59th Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Rino, NV, USA, November 13–16

Bardiani M., Chiari S., Bussola E., Tini M., Toni I., Antonini G., Campanaro A., Cini A., Maurizi E., Mosconi F., Redolfi de Zan L., Sabatelli S. , Solano E., Audisio P., Sabbatini Peverieri G., Roversi P. F., Mason F. 2016. Use of bottle traps to detect and assess populations size of longicorns and stag beetles. 9th edition of the symposium on the conservation of saproxylic beetles , Genk, Belgium, April 22–24